NZ Politics Daily: 16 April 2024
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PUBLIC SERVICE
Chris Trotter (Interest): The folly of impermanence
Haimona Gray: Should we mourn public sector job losses?
Katie Scotcher (RNZ): Public service cuts: $6.3m in payouts at one ministry so far
Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): Is finance minister Nicola Willis looking at the wrong target for the next wave of job cuts? (paywalled)
RNZ: NZ public service job cuts: what we know so far
RNZ: What public sector job cuts mean for Wellington small business
Jem Traylen (BusinessDesk): Ministry racks up rent bill as dispute over vacated office drags on (paywalled)
Michael Bassett: Sad tales from the left
Mark Amery (RNZ): Keeping the lights on in our public galleries not just about funding
MEDIA
Gavin Ellis: Silent majority must speak out to save vital journalism
Matt Burrows (Newstalk): Real Life: Duncan Greive warns action needed to stop NZ becoming ‘society without news’
Andrew Dickens (Newstalk): The media model is broken because of fear
The Press: Editorial – Trust and trouble in the media (paywalled)
Newshub: Newshub staff called to meet for 'important business update' on Tuesday
WELLINGTON TUNNEL PROPOSAL
Erin Gourley (The Post): ‘We get our city back’: Expert welcomes Wellington tunnel idea (paywalled)
Soumya Bhamidipati (RNZ): New Wellington tunnel: 'An astonishing misunderstanding of transport priorities'
Georgina Campbell (Herald): Disbelief Government considering Wellington mega tunnel after axing ferries
Erin Gourley (The Post): Kilbirnie to Terrace tunnel: Mayor interested in freed up city streets (paywalled)
Emma Maguire (Spinoff): A series of alternative, equally ambitious, transport options for Wellington
Eye of the fish: Brown = sheer stupidity
RNZ: Government investigates 4km tunnel under Wellington
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